rumbling

Other forms of rumbling

plural

rumblings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rumbling

What does rumbling mean?

rumbling means "a loud low dull continuous noise". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rumbling?

rumbling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɹʌmbəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for rumbling?

Close synonyms include rumble, grumble, grumbling, grumbling. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rumbling a common word?

rumbling is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.